Background
Yakushin was born on 827 in Bingo, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
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also known as
Kino
Career
Yakushin became a priest while young at Daianji Temple and, after studying the doctrines of Hosso and Shingon, was appointed chief priest of Toji Temple. When Emperor Uda visited the Ninnaji Temple, Yakushin gave him commandments of Buddhism (899). He was posthumously awarded by the Emperor the title of Hongaku Daishi (Great Teacher Who Attained Enlightenment).
